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Video: Town Hall Meeting Guest Speakers

administrator January 6, 2016 No Comments on Video: Town Hall Meeting Guest Speakers

Judy Chu, David Hadley, and Maxine Waters Voice Their Support to SaveKeiro! The Town Hall Meeting was graced with the presentations by 3 politicians who voiced their support to get the Attorney General to put the brakes on the sale of the Keiro facilities and to schedule a public forum to allow the community to voice their concerns and opinions… Read more »

Media, Video Aratani, David Hadley, Judy Chu, Maxine Waters, Town Hall Meeting

Testimonies (Video)

administrator November 25, 2015 No Comments on Testimonies (Video)

“Testimonies” is a video of Keiro residents, a prospective resident, and the only remaining Founder of Eight, who voice their situations, worries and concerns regarding the pending sale of all 4 Keiro facilities. Since the buyer Pacifica, a for-profit real estate development company, is bound for only 5 years to maintain the retirement & nursing homes, there is much consternation… Read more »

Media, Video Founder, Frank Omatsu

Interview with Frank Omatsu (Video)

Brad M October 26, 2015 5 Comments on Interview with Frank Omatsu (Video)

On October 21, 2015, SaveKeiro.org was able to sit down and interview the only remaining founder of Keiro, Mr. Frank Omatsu, who is adamantly against the sale of the facilities to the real-estate development firm Pacifica Companies. In the interview, he recounts how the idea of Keiro originated, why it was deemed so important, and how the community support made… Read more »

Media, News, Video Frank Omatsu, interview, video

Petition Drive Continues

HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE TOTALS:

Attorney General Petition: 9296 signatures
Keiro Petition: 5543 signatures

NOV 25: Hit over 10,000 AG signatures! (combined online EN & JP and hand)

Petition the Attorney General

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#1 Contact the Attorney General

Petition the Attorney General to Stop the Sale of Keiro

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#1 Petition the AG to Stop the Sale of Keiro Facilities

Dear Honorable Kamala Harris:
Your letter dated September 2, 2015 to Mr. Brockmeyer conditionally approved the sale of the Keiro facilities. A large number of concerned citizens are against the pending sale. A community forum was held on September 29, 2015 to discuss the sale of Keiro. Many of the sentiments expressed at this forum have been previously expressed by psychologist Dr. Keiko Ikeda in an email to Mr. Scott Chan on September 15, 2015 which I summarize: 1) Keiro was founded as a non-profit over 60 years ago to serve the Japanese-American community and is what it is today because of donations and contributions by many individuals and groups. 2) Keiro is the only facility in the Los Angeles area that has bilingual Japanese and English services in all three sectors of residential, assisted care, and skilled nursing facilities. 3) Many Keiro residents have worked all their lives, and used up their savings for medical care and receive MediCal. If the new owner, Pacifica, does not accept MediCal after 5 years where will these residents go? To make matters worse Keiro has refused to provide details of the sale or why the sale was necessary. Contrary to what the CEO, Shawn Miyake, has stated in public there has never been an open discussion with the community regarding the sale. We firmly believe that this alone is a serious matter and a strong enough reason to stop the sale. We do acknowledge that the community is late getting on board this issue, however, we all thought Keiro would hold a community forum to explain all aspects of their intent to sell. This was never done and the sale details were kept quiet from the community. We respectfully request your urgent review of this pending sale and put a stop to the sale. Sincerely, Charles Igawa, Ph.D. Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro* *Name change from "Ad Hoc Committee Against the Sale of Keiro"
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Petition to Keiro Board

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Petition Requesting Release Documents Related to the Sale of Keiro Nursing Facilities

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#2 Petition Requesting Documents Related to Sale of Keiro Facilities

Dear Mr. Shawn Miyake:
As you are well aware a large number of concerned citizens are against the pending sale. One of the main reasons is because they have not been informed of the reasons and details of the sale. You were quoted in the September 24, 2015 Rafu edition that "...Keiro has put effort into communicating with the community about the sale, holding meetings...and publishing information on its website. He believes that Keiro has done everything it could to be transparent throughout the process". We take issue with your statements because absolutely no one has heard or read of any details, but only general statements about your intention to sell. And neither does the Keiro website contain any details. We think the Japanese-American community was waiting for these details to be presented but in the meantime the sale was well under way. This is not the right way to treat the community which has unselfishly donated both time and money to building up Keiro to what it is today. And the impact to the residents can be devastating both emotionally and financially. For some it already is. We therefore respectfully request that we be furnished copies of all minutes of board meetings related to the discussion of the sale of Keiro, the independent study that recommended the sale, and financial data. In addition please provide information for the post sale organization of Pacifica including what personnel from Keiro will remain on their staff and in what capacity. This request is backed up by the enclosed petitions signed by the citizens of our community. We would also suggest that you hold a widely publicized public airing out of the sale. This would a least show some sincerity and salvage the reputation of Keiro's leadership. To put the community in this situation is unconscionable. Sincerely, Charles Igawa, Ph.D. Chairman, Ad Hoc Committee to Save Keiro* *Name change from "Ad Hoc Committee Against the Sale of Keiro"
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Upcoming Events

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14

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10:00 am Maxine Waters/Judy Chu Press Con... @ First Southern Baptist Church

Maxine Waters/Judy Chu Press Con... @ First Southern Baptist Church
Jan 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Special Press Conference Show Your Support by Attending This Important Event Across the street from the Gardena Keiro facility, a press conference for a special appeal to Attorney General Kamala to stop the sale of the nonprofit Keiro Senior Healthcare facilities that are being sold to a for-profit corporation, Pacifica Companies, is being held by Congreswomen Maxine Waters and Judy... Read more »

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1:00 pm Community “Speak Out” Meeting @ Centenary United Methodist Church

Community “Speak Out” Meeting @ Centenary United Methodist Church
Jan 23 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

The Ad Hoc Committee to SAVE KEIRO presents a community “speak out” about: Views and Voices from the Community: Selling the Keiro Facilities to Pacifica The Ad Hoc Committee, 17,253 petitioners, 16 members of Congress, and one Assemblyman appealed to Keiro and Kamala D. Harris’ Office of the CA Attorney General to hold the public meetings that were denied us... Read more »

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